DAILY WRITING

A while ago I had a different blog called Rose's Daily Writing. I completed about ten days before getting too busy to continue. However, I did keep those ten days of writing. They're pretty much my thoughts on a few different things under the subject of God. Over the next few days I'll show them all to you. I hope you like them.

Here's the first one:

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Day 1

I think it’s pretty much human nature to compare ourselves to others. We look at others and subconsciously judge them by their appearance, or by the way they talk. If we already know them we judge them on the way they act around us or by how secure they seem.

So often we look at others and see how ‘better off’ they are than us. They have way more clothes, more friends, they’re a better Christian, they’re more fit, etc.

These conclusions can leave us feeling worthless, depressed, daggy, ugly, etc. and it isn’t good for us.

But in 1 Samuel 16:7 it says ‘The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but The Lord looks at the heart.’

God doesn’t judge us on what we’re wearing today, or by how we feel today, or by the fake smile we put on when we get an unexpected Christmas present. He judges us on what’s in our hearts, and in the end that’s all that really counts.

In 1 Timothy 2:9-10 it says ‘And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.’

So tomorrow, when you stare into your full-length mirror trying to decide what to wear, or when you’re trying to style your hair the way ‘everyone else’ seems to be styling theirs, just stop for a few moments and think: am I trying to impress the people around me, or am I trying to please God?
Always remember that it doesn't matter how big your house is, or how much money you have, or how popular you are, it's your heart that matters. And if your heart yearns to please God and to love others each and every single day, you may just break free of the judging habit that everyone seems to be into. But then again, maybe that's just me judging how people think?

Please leave a comment below to tell me what you think. I would really like an opinion!
~Thanks.